The Green Building Institute will begin to update the Green Globes ANSI Standard document with First Consensus Body Meeting set for Friday, September 5. Thirty-two have been selected to date for voting seats on the Consensus Body, including NRMCA Vice President of Sustainability Tien Peng. Participation is available to the public.

Since 2006, when the Portland-based Green Globes standard first launched in the U.S., the developers of the standard has been competing for market share against the popular US Green Building Council’s counterpart, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Recently, there were major victories for Green Globes as the GSA (General Services Administration) recommended Green Globes as an alternative to LEED for federal buildings in the GSA portfolio. U.S. Department of Defense also decided to allow its facilities to use the Green Globes' certification program.